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Status of International Law
- English
The treaties or agreements regularly ratified have, on their publication, an authority superior to that of the laws, under reserve for each agreement or treaty, of its application by the other party. (Art. 147)
- French
Les traités ou accords régulièrement ratifiés ont, dès leur publication, une autorité supérieure à celle des lois, sous réserve pour chaque accord ou traité, de son application par l’autre partie. (Art. 147)
Status of International Law
- English1. Rules and principles of general or customary international law shall be an integral part of São Toméan law.
2. Rules provided for in international conventions, treaties and agreements duly approved and ratified by their competent bodies shall be binding in the São Toméan legal order following their official publication, and so long as they remain internationally binding with respect to the São Toméan State.
3. Rules provided for in international conventions, treaties and agreements duly approved and ratified by their competent bodies shall have prevalence, following their enforcement in international and national law, over all internal legislations and regulatory rules of infra-constitutional force. (Art. 13) - Portuguese1. As normas e os princípios de direito internacional geral ou comum fazem parte integrante do direito são-tomense.
2. As normas constantes de convenções, tratados e acordos internacionais validamente aprovadas e ratificadas pelos respectivos órgãos competentes vigoram na ordem jurídica são-tomense após a sua publicação oficial e enquanto vincularem internacionalmente o Estado São-tomense.
3. As normas constantes de convenções, tratados e acordos internacionais validamente aprovadas e ratificadas pelos respectivos órgãos competentes têm prevalência, após sua entrada em vigor na ordem internacional e interna, sobre todos os actos legislativos e normativos internos de valor infraconstitucional. (Art. 13)
Status of International Law
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3. In case there are contradictions between the norms of international treaties ratified by the Republic of Armenia and the norms of laws, the norms of the international treaties shall be applied. (Art. 5) - Armenian…
3. Հայաստանի Հանրապետության վավերացրած միջազգային պայմանագրերի և օրենքների նորմերի միջև հակասության դեպքում կիրառվում են միջազգային պայմանագրերի նորմերը: (Հոդված 5)
Status of International Law
- English
(1) The Constitutional Court:
a) exercises, upon appeal, the review of constitutionality over laws and decisions of the Parliament, decrees of the President, decisions and ordinances of the Government, as well as over international treaties to which the Republic of Moldova is a party;
… (Art. 135) - Moldovian
(1) Curtea Constituţională:
(a) exercită, la sesizare, controlul constituţionalităţii legilor şi hotărîrilor Parlamentului, a decretelor Preşedintelui Republicii Moldova, a hotărîrilor şi ordonanţelor Guvernului, precum şi a tratatelor internaţionale la care Republica Moldova este parte;
… (Art. 135)
Status of International Law
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(2) An international agreement binds the Republic only after it has been approved by resolution in both the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces, unless it is an agreement referred to in subsection (3).
(3) An international agreement of a technical, administrative or executive nature, or an agreement which does not require either ratification or accession, entered into by the national executive, binds the Republic without approval by the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces, but must be tabled in the Assembly and the Council within a reasonable time.
(4) Any international agreement becomes law in the Republic when it is enacted into law by national legislation; but a self-executing provision of an agreement that has been approved by Parliament is law in the Republic unless it is inconsistent with the Constitution or an Act of Parliament.
(5) The Republic is bound by international agreements which were binding on the Republic when this Constitution took effect. (Sec. 231)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe Kingdom of Cambodia recognizes and respects human rights as enshrined in the United Nations Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human rights and all the treaties and conventions related to human rights, women’s rights and children’s rights.
… (Art. 31) - Khmerព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជាទទួលស្គាល់ និងគោរពសិទ្ធិ មនុស្សដូចមានចែងក្នុងធម្មនុញ្ញនៃអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ សេចក្តីប្រកាសជាសកលស្តីពីសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស និងកតិកាសញ្ញា ព្រមទាំងអនុសញ្ញាទាំងឡាយទាក់ទងទៅនឹងសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស សិទ្ធិនារី និងសិទ្ធិកុមារ។
... (មាត្រា ៣១)
Status of International Law
- English1. Judicial authority shall be exercised on behalf of the Republic of Kazakhstan and, by its purpose, has the protection of the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of citizens and organizations and the enforcement of the Constitution, laws, other normative legal acts and international treaties of the Republic.
2. The judicial power extends to all cases and disputes arising on the basis of the Constitution, laws, other regulatory legal acts and international treaties of the Republic.
… (Art. 76) - Kazak1. Сот билiгi Қазақстан Республикасының атынан жүзеге асырылады және өзiне азаматтар мен ұйымдардың құқықтарын, бостандықтары мен заңды мүдделерiн қорғауды, Республиканың Конституциясының, заңдарының, өзге де нормативтiк құқықтық актiлерiнiң, халықаралық шарттарының орындалуын қамтамасыз етудi мақсат етiп қояды.
2. Сот билiгi Республика Конституциясының, заңдарының, өзге де нормативтiк құқықтық актiлерiнiң, халықаралық шарттарының негiзiнде туындайтын барлық iстер мен дауларға қолданылады.
… (76-бап)
Status of International Law
- EnglishThe fundamental values of the constitutional order of the Republic of North Macedonia are:
- the basic freedoms and rights of the individual and citizen, recognized in international law and set down in the Constitution;
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- respect for the generally accepted norms of international law.
… (Art. 8) - MacedonianТемелни вредности на уставниот поредок на Република Северна Македонија се:
- основните слободи и права на човекот и граѓанинот признати со меѓународното право и утврдени со Уставот;
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- почитувањето на општо прифатените норми на меѓународното право.
… (Член 8)
Status of International Law
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(7) Members of the judiciary must take reasonable steps to maintain and enhance their professional knowledge, skills and personal qualities, and in particular must keep themselves abreast of developments in domestic and international law. (Sec. 165)
Status of International Law
- English
The application of this statute shall not prejudice treaties and agreements that the Sultanate has entered into with states and international authorities and organisations. (Art. 89)
- Arabic
لا يخل تطبيق هذا النظام بما ارتبطت به السلطنة مع الدول والهيئات والمنظمات الدولية من معاهدات واتفاقيات. (المادّة ٨٩)